#defenders of Berk

[hoodeenie]

sketchin one hiccup haddock my very adorkable nerd

[rosiethedragongeek]

I love the fact that Hiccup has a whole little speech that he periodically gives Astrid to remind her that the twins serve a purpose like what else does he have to constantly remind them of

The 'Snotlout is clearly going through something rn just let him be stupid' speech

The 'Stop telling Tuffnut you're gonna eat Chicken, I can only handle him sobbing in my hut for so long' speech

The 'Stop jumping out at Fishlegs at night' speech

The 'Don't interrupt Astrid while she's throwing axes bc I can't save you' speech

The 'No you CANNOT shove the dragon eye up your ass no matter HOW MUCH you want to see if the projection scome outof your mouth' speech (that one's mostly for Tuffnut)

[000marie198]

The fact that the Httyd gang knows about the effect of dragon nip but they are never seen using it on any dragons throughout the franchise unless it's like a last resort or an emergency to stop extremely out of control, hostile dragons. They know that grass is like a drug for the dragons so they never use it against them even to try and train them. As if it is against their moral code to try the easiest way to tame any dragon.

Like, these kids know all these little perks about dragons that Hiccup learned in the first movie. The dragon nip, eels, moving spot of light, specific disabling scratch spots etc. And none of them uses these to befriend or train any dragons throughout the course of the franchise! Dragon nip is an emergency last resort for when they encounter a super aggressive dragon, eels are an absolute no, nobody used shiny laser light spot on any dragons post Httyd 1.

No, they befriend the dragons with trust. They'll only give a dragon scratches after asking permission that is telegraphed in their body language.

The riders respect dragons and there are so many little subtle things which show how they never treat these incredible amazing beings as if they are animals, they always treat them as individuals. As equals.

I love Httyd so much like you have no idea.

[howtodrawyourdragon]

Thinking about how Hiccup is considered The Dragon Rider by friend and foe alike, including his Dragon Riders.

Thinking about how he's the Dragon Master. Even when facing Drago Bludfist, the other Riders were fearless because they knew Hiccup and Toothless ("The best Dragon Master this world has ever seen!") were coming.

About how Hiccup trained the Riders' dragons and he retains that relationship all throughout RoB through RttE. How he's still considered the best rider and trainer, though he has taught many others his tricks and skills. He's even indirectly helped teach Heather!

The Riders consider the Hand Thing his Hand Thing! Before the twins ask if they can do it, too, in RttE, no one thought they could do that as well.

Heather and Astrid talk about how he can train any dragon minus a few. Mala, Queen of the Defenders, believes only Hiccup can truly train a dragon.

And when Hiccup returns home in Httyd 2, the people cheer because Berk's Pride has come home and he'll deal with Drago for them.

Tonight, I'm just having a lot of feelings about the boy who no one thought would be anything other than a nuisance (they literally chose a dangerous possibly very fatal and potentially USELESS expedition over spending time with Hiccup!) becoming so revered by almost anyone he knows.

[violet-moonstone]

I love that the tension between Snotlout and Hiccup went from Snotlout openly underminding Hiccup's authority and constantly trying to one-up him in Riders of Berk to their dynamic in Race to the Edge, where Snotlout essentially just goes "No, don't like your plan, no I don't have a better one, yes I am going to listen to you, but I will be whining and complaining the entire time, as is my right."

Peak sibling behaviour.

[fairmerthefarmer]

Anyway, more dragons. (Version without the words under the cut)

Man drawing dragons is out of my comfort zone but I adore this franchise too much to not try to get better at it.

[that-one-enby-kid]

*psst psst* httyd fans I got memes *psst psst*

Like a lot of memes

[mossycat]

rob/dob era dagcup dynamic my beloathed

I am in love with this style of character template. if anyone finds any other good ones please send them my way :)

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[dragonnnfly]

Tuffnut, texting Hiccup: Hiccup! help I’m being kidnapped!

Hiccup: Where are you?

Tuffnut: I’m with some strange person in a car. Help

Hiccup: I’ll call Ruffnut

Ruffnut, answering her phone: Y’ello

Hiccup: Where’s Tuffnut? He texted me that he was being kidnapped

Ruffnut: Tuffnut? Whaddya mean, he’s right next to me-

Ruffnut:

Ruffnut: I’ll call you back *hangs up*

Ruffnut: MY NEW HAIRCUT ISNT THAT BAD

Tuffnut: WHO ARE YOU?!

[lilliths-httyd-blog]

tv series may have given hiccup a bit too much plot armour and OP moments and shit but he lost his leg while defeating the red death, was disowned by his father and was ostracised by his whole village for 15 years, kid's allowed to have his hero fantasy

[hoodeenie]

-(@nightcorecarseatheadrest )

oh i definitely didn’t forget about this too

HE IS SO SILLYBASJHAJSH😭😭😭

[rosiethedragongeek]

The twins are SO smart. They successfully sneak into a MASSIVE dragon hunter operation, Ruff managed to steal that key by faking an emotional breakdown and confuse Viggo about when they would attack, they're constantly teaching the gang new words and concepts, they speak at LEAST 3 languages, they've written at LEAST one book that was on the top of some best seller list somewhere, they've memorized so many random facts that they will never need, they've managed to learn how to fly through the air and do BATTLE while working together with each other AND both heads of their dragon as ONE UNIT

[000marie198]

One thing I absolutely love about this franchise is how the characters include their respective dragons into literally every conversation both casual and serious. It's never just, "Where is Hiccup?" It's always, "Where are Hiccup and Toothless." It's never, "The ingredients are in your satchel." It's, "The ingredients are in Toothless' saddle bag." Not just, "How are you holding up?" but always, "How are you guys holding up?" It's not, "How about an impartial judge for the Thorsten challenge? For the love of Thor take me with you." Instead it is, "How about a couple of impartial judges for the Thoston challenge? For the love of Thor, take us with you."

In most other media that involve an animal best friend, this is usually absent or not displayed as thoughtfully, the animal is usually missed in discussion or not included in such dialogue pieces but Httyd never does that. Dragons are always treated and included as equal individuals instead of just pets and I love that.

[vairsmania]

“growing up” (scrapped project)

originally a rob/dob project featuring the 6 riders but i can’t decide if i want to finish it or not rn, so here are my fav cousins that are finished :)

[laughingwith-bluelips]

I just discovered there's a comic where the gang gets actual winter outfits. I'm in love with Hiccup's. I mean, just look at him:

Also, pls look at Torch. Isn't he lovely? One of my favourite dragons tbh

[violet-moonstone]

You know, based on Snotlout's reaction towards Fishlegs as "Thor Bonecrusher", I think he shouldn't have had a one-sided rivalry with Eret. He should have had a crush on him.

I will always take RTTE characterization over how any of the characters written in THW, and to a certain extent, the second movie.

Also the fact that there were people on Reddit claiming that Snotlout is 100% straight even after watching "Big Man on Berk" is absolutely ridiculous. He literally kisses Fishlegs on the cheek, talks about "what might have been" and says his heart is broken. Two straight characters could do nothing but touch pinkies and people say they're in love, but the rarely affectionate Snotlout KISSES ANOTHER MAN ON THE CHEEK while talking about his feelings for him and it's suddenly just bros bein dudes. Ok sure.